academic excellence in the post mooc era: lessons learned
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Paul Kim, PhD. Chief Technology Officer & Assistant Dean
Stanford University
Graduate School of Education
Academic Excellence in the Post MOOC Era: Lessons Learned on Technology Best Practice
Stanford University
Survey on students in 1930-2010
Stanford entrepreneurs created more than
5.4 million jobs in 40,000 companies leading to
generate $2.7T annually.
•Sergey Brin and Larry Page, co-founders of Google
•Jerry Yang and David Filo, co-founders of Yahoo
•Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix
•Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn
•Vinod Khosla, a prominent venture capitalist
•Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and a prominent
venture capitalist
•Phil Knight - NIKE
•A new sector is riding on the technology sector growth.
• Technology has been a major driver of economic development world-wide.
YTD 2013 – $1B Invested in Education Ventures
More vibrant education entrepreneurship activities than ever…
In 2014, investment in education ventures jumped to $2B.
Pluralsight $135M (techie online training ) Minerva $70M (premium blended education )
REMIND $40M (messaging - $40 million) EDMODO $30M (social learning platform - $30 million)
What seem popular are solutions around self-regulatory skills
Assignment, alert, progress bar, badges, etc. (50M users) 65M reminders /mo. sent (10M users)
What helped develop such investment interests?
Access and learn curated free courses from well-known universities
REVOLUTION
Forget about universities. I am a freelance professor @
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Learning Analytics Adaptive Learning Path
Have they really flipped the education model?
One of many problems…
If a student has been in a one-way-stream learning environment for 12 years, don’t expect the student to suddenly become a self-motivated and self-regulated student who might take advantage of any alternative education option of any kind.
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Average Completion Rate: Below 13%
“Video lectures alone do not create the best learning opportunities but empathy and guided examples do…”
Individualized path
Results of MOOCs and MOOC Variants
After decades of debates, has online education become
a legitimate mode of education?
A lot more data generated to do all kinds of analyses…
Team-based Learning Team Projects Peer Evaluation as Learning Active Participation = Higher Reputation = Better Learning Outcomes Are you with the right crowd?
Forming and working with the right group has become more important than working hard alone…
Is LinkedIn a Global Registrar’s Office?
Increasingly Important Net Competencies - Know how to search intelligently - Know who knows and can do what - Know how and when to approach - Know how to present and persuade - Leverage networks at the fullest extent - Delegate, yet make it a win-win for all - Use the right tools proficiently and timely Net Competencies + Domain Knowledge = 21st Century Workforce
The more you connect, share, or search,
THEY may know more about you than you do…
The Deep Learning Race in the Industry
e.g., My search result is always different from yours… and my learning path, pace, and partners will be always different than yours…
Education Big Data Analysis Service
• Digital Footprints • Predictive Models • Early Warning Signal Detection
In the future, when you know so much about what and how I write, discuss, select, speak, present, and evaluate in real-time, will we need standardized tests?
Overall, digital future in higher education is obvious and will be phenomenal.
What may be persistent issues…
Displaying or Delivering Doesn’t Mean Learning is Taking Place… Passive Learning, Mostly One-way Transmission, Not So Much Higher Order Learning…
Creating
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
Understanding
Remembering
Understanding
Remembering
Promote Higher Order Learning Enable Deep Learning
Mobility, Social Networking, Higher Order Learning, Deep Learning, & Gamification
Create Questions
Incorporate Mobile Media
Present Problems
Solve Evaluate
Reflect
Exchange Learning
in teams
SMILE (Stanford Mobile Inquiry-based Learning Environment)
S. Korea. Medical University - BYOD Moving from lecture-centered to student interaction-centered model. Developed local evaluation rubrics.
Every student is engaged
• SMILE on Local Issues • Relevancy • Real-World Problems & Solutions • Team Discussions
No question? Have you really learned anything?
Progress bar (automated semantic analyses) Critical thinking development Question quality based on relevancy, originality, creativity, clarity, syntax, etc. Question types (e.g., simple recall, simple arithmetic, analytical, multi-dimensional, etc.) Subject matter augmentation, vocabulary expansion, etc.
Adhoc local area mobile learning network – content & application server + router + wifi + storage One button and runs on a battery
Bridge between MOOCs and Learners in the under-developed regions.
Tanzania Questions in Swahili and English. No textbook. Only the teacher owns textbooks. Learning English by creating questions with photos. (Bottom)
Lessons Learned: • Learning & Assessment Take Place at the Same Time • Evidence of Higher Order Learning • Question Quality Improves Over Time
(From Simple Recall to Critical Thinking Questions) • High Engagement & Transparency • Enabling Social & Mobile Learning Through BYOD • Local Problems, Local Solutions, Local Empowerment
Any other lessons?
After visiting and meeting students of all ages in over 30 countries…
And teaching a 20,000-student MOOC…
The millennial students, those earning higher-education degrees in the 21st century, walking through our doors don’t just want to make money; they want to make a difference…
Garth Saloner, the Philip H Knight Professor and Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business
Ellen Dong Yi
• 1992 - Born in Zhejiang, China
• 2010 - studyed in Zhejiang University
• Taught Chinese in Cambodia
• Worked for Teach For China.
• 2012 - Attended Stanford open course: Designing a New Learning Environment and decided to devote myself in solving education problems in underserved communities.
New Media Consortium Goldman Sachs NovoEd Udemy and several education leaders
Challenges – China, Mideast, social network sites banned, no YouTube access. (Use Youku, 56.com, etc.)
What’s not typical in MOOCs
What’s not typical in MOOCs
What’s not typical in MOOCs
How to Ignite Passion? Present Relevant Problems Link to Development Initiatives Remain as a Coach
When considering best practices… • Learning Skills & Self-Regulatory Skills • 21st Net Competencies • Learning and Assessment Taking Place at the Same Time • Better Understanding Learners with Big Data • Engage Students in Higher Order Learning • Better Questioning is the Process & Outcome of Better
Learning • Passion Fuels Sustainable Learning and Engagement
Innovation in education is hard and that’s why we are doing it…
liam o’callaghan - http://thegoodroom.com/Site/chaos_and_dreams_yet_to_come.html
SMILE (Stanford Mobile Inquiry-based Learning Environment)
http://smilelearn.Stanford.edu
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